[mikestew]

Like I said. I have learned lots.

And as long as you truly learned things, and apply them later[0], then it is not money wasted. I graduated from Wall Street University about fifteen years ago, and paid some steep tuition fees, but I came out a better investor for it with consistent returns. (For clarity, WSU is not a real university, but a metaphor for “blew a lot of money in the stock market”.) Take those lessons learned, and go make even more than you originally lost.

[0] Examples including, keeping emotions in check or out of the decision-making process, disciplined stop limits/losses, and, umm, staying away from margin unless you have reasons beyond “margin let’s me buy more shares”. But these are my personal examples, go find your own. :-)